Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 39.7% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Germany, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$4.84
ALL446
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.65
ALL60
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Germany
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$0.73
ALL67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$3.91
ALL360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$6.91
ALL637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$3.17
ALL292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$2.64
ALL244
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.71
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.43
ALL40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.42
ALL39
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Germany
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$7.85
ALL724
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$10.82
ALL997
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$32,465.67
ALL2,991,651
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$47.37
ALL4,365
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Germany
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$14.82
ALL1,365
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$316.50
ALL29,165
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$269.66
ALL24,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$66.20
ALL6,101
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$86.10
ALL7,934
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$2.71
ALL249
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$1.24
ALL114
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$3.44
ALL317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$37.67
ALL3,471
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$6.46
ALL595
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$38.39
ALL3,537
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$39.59
ALL3,648
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$82.69
ALL7,620
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$134.54
ALL12,397
|
|
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